OUR FACULTY

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Erin Baer earned her Masters of Social Work from Fordham University in Clinical Practice and Human Services Management. She holds a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication from New York University.

Gilbert Foley earned his EdD in School and Counseling Psychology from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. He graduated magna cum laude with a BA in psychology from Albright College in Reading, PA. Amy Hest has an MA in Library Science from C.W. Post College and a BA from Hunter College.

Lily Howard Scott holds an MS in Elementary Education and Literacy from Bank Street College of Education and a BS in Theater and History from Northwestern University.

Lauren Hyman Kaplan holds an MA in Counseling from NYU and a BA in Psychology from Emory University.

Lesley Koplow has an MSEd in Educational Leadership from Bank Street College and a LCSW from Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work. She also holds a BA in Child Development from New College.

Timothy Lightman has an MEd in Special Education and an MS in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, both from Bank Street College of Education. He also has a BA in American History from New York University.

Bonnie Levine earned her MSEd in Early Childhood and Childhood General Education from Bank Street College of Education. Her BA is in Women’s Studies/Liberal Arts from SUNY Purchase.

Christine Low has an MSW in Social Work from Columbia University. She has been a licensed social worker since graduation. Between 1991 and 2004 she was licensed as a CSW. She received her LCSW in 2004, when that licensing option began.

Charlene Marchese earned an EdD from Rutgers University in Early Childhood Elementary Education, specializing in Mathematics Education, and a MEd in Leadership in Mathematics Education from Bank Street College. Her BA in Elementary Education is from Rutgers University.

Allison Arthur May holds an MEd in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University and an MEd in Elementary Education, with a concentration in Science/Environmental Education from Antioch New England, in Keene, NH. Her BA in Philosophy and the Political Thought/Environmental Studies is from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.

Elizabeth McKenna received her MSEd in Supervision and Administration from Bank Street College of Education and has a BS in Elementary Education from the University of Vermont-Burlington.

Bisola Neil earned her PhD in Urban Education with an emphasis on Mathematics Education from the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her MS in Educational Leadership in Mathematics from Bank Street College of Education is and her MA in Mathematics Education in Middle School Settings is from City College of New York (CUNY). Her BS in Public Affairs Management is from Baruch College, CUNY.

Sharyn November is a writer and editor of books for children and young adults. She earned a bachelor’s degree in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College and founded Firebird Books in 2002. She lives in New York.

Rafa Perez-Segura received his Masters in Elementary Education with a Spanish/Bilingual authorization from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education.

Ginny O’Hare Perrin has an MSEd in Special Education from Bank Street College of Education and a BA in Child Psychology and Education from Swarthmore College.

Jacqueline Pilati-Rodriguez earned her MA in Environmental Education from New York University and her BS in Childhood Education and Students with Disabilities from St. John’s University.

Stephen Savage earned an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His BA is in Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jean Schreiber earned her MS in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College of Education, where she is an instructor in the Continuing Professional Studies Program.

Holly Thomas, MS, CCC-SLP, holds a BS from Northwestern University’s School of Speech and an MS in Speech-Language Pathology from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Ana Lisa Tiburcio earned an MS in Social Work from The City University of New York’s Hunter College School of Social Work and holds a BA in Psychology with a minor in Children’s Studies from The City University of New York’s Brooklyn College.

Deborah B. Vilas, MS, CCLS, LMSW is an educator, child life specialist, social worker, writer, public speaker, and consultant whose passion is anything that supports children’s development and healing in the face of everyday life or trauma. She earned an MSW from New York University and MSEd from Bank Street College of Education.

Pat Watkins has a dual master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education from Fordham University and a BFA in Theater from Point Park University.

Dr. Serena Wieder is a clinical psychologist who has pioneered important approaches to diagnosing and treating infants and toddlers with infant mental health and developmental disorders. She co-developed the DIR Model with Stanley Greenspan, edited two diagnostic manuals for infants and young children, and created models for post-graduate case-based training and work with parents.